Dealing with Difficult People for Admins

Dealing with Difficult People for Admins

Live Webinar

Webinar Date:  November 19, 2025
Webinar Time:  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST   live
Guest Speaker:   Rhonda Scharf
Credit:   ATAAA 1.00, IAAP 1.00
Average Rating: 4.7 / 5

Webinar Details $199

  • Webinar Date: November 19, 2025
  • Webinar Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST   live
  • Webinar Length: 60 Minutes
  • Guest Speaker:   Rhonda Scharf
  • Topic:   Business Administration
  • Credit:   ATAAA 1.00, IAAP 1.00
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Difficult people can turn a rewarding career into a daily struggle. As an administrative professional, you're not only managing high-level tasks and juggling multiple priorities, you’re often expected to mediate conflicts and smooth over tension with clients, executives, and colleagues alike. This high-pressure responsibility requires more than patience, it demands confidence, control, and a strategic approach to communication.

This interactive online workshop is tailored specifically for administrative professionals who are tired of being caught in the middle. You'll learn practical, real-world communication and confrontation skills that empower you to keep your cool, set and defend healthy boundaries, and maintain your professionalism, even when others around you don’t. Whether it’s a demanding boss, a pushy coworker, or a rude client, you’ll walk away with tools that let you respond instead of react - with confidence, clarity, and composure.

Your Benefits for Attending:
  • Learn 5 proven strategies to communicate effectively with difficult people across phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person conversations - keeping interactions professional and productive.
  • Gain specific techniques to defuse angry, upset, or disrespectful individuals while maintaining your composure and professional reputation.
  • Discover conflict management strategies designed specifically for administrative roles, helping you avoid being the office “referee” and reclaim your time and boundaries.
  • Master what to say, how to say it, and when to speak up — with scripts and phrasing that let you be assertive without being aggressive.
  • Build your emotional resilience with techniques to stay calm under pressure, avoid shutting down or overreacting, and preserve your confidence.
  • Learn how to confront manipulative or unfair behavior head-on — without guilt, fear, or sacrificing your professionalism.
  • Walk away with lasting control, confidence, and composure, no matter how emotionally charged the situation may be.

This webinar is a game-changer for any admin professional who wants to protect their peace, elevate their communication skills, and stop being steamrolled by difficult people. It's time to take back control, with confidence and professionalism.

  • Rhonda Scharf

ATAAA Credit

Aurora Training Advantage is offering continuing education points designed to recognize dedication to training and excellence in administrative.

IAAP Credit

Aurora Training Advantage has reviewed the content of this program and believes it aligns with the CAP Body of Knowledge. We estimate this program may qualify for 1 recertification point(s), based on 1 point per 1 hour of eligible training. Final determination of applicability rests with the CAP designee, who is responsible for documenting alignment for recertification purposes.


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Speakers Performance Based On Past Webinar Survey Results

Average rating

4.7 / 5

This speaker has received a total of 590 survey responses. Attendees have given an average rating of 4.7 stars out of a possible 5, reflecting on the speakers performance on the following questions.

Overall, how satisfied were you with this presenter?
4.6 Stars
How closely did the presenter follow the schedule?
4.7 Stars

Reviews From Past Webinar Surveys

Our webinars are crafted to deliver exceptional value and insight to business professionals. To ensure we meet and exceed your expectations, we conduct thorough post live webinar surveys. Below, you'll find genuine feedback from attendees, sharing their thoughts on the speaker's performance. These reviews highlight our commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in providing top-tier educational experiences.

Christian M.
May 13, 2021
3 / 5
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4.0 Stars
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2.0 Stars
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Do not feel the price of this webinar was worth what information was presented. Not a good value.

Stacy H.
May 13, 2021
5 / 5
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5.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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EI is very essential in our lives and workplaces

Danielle D.
May 13, 2021
5 / 5
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5.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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Rhonda made the presentation very engaging. It was very easy to follow and I felt like I came away from the hour with real tools to help me become a better leader. Thank you so much Rhonda!

Mari H.
May 13, 2021
3.5 / 5
Satisfaction Rating:
4.0 Stars
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3.0 Stars
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I was really disappointed at the sexist jokes (and the binary of "women do things this way, men that way" - not all of us are men or women, and it's 2021 so you could just say "some people" rather than making it gendered), and the lack of content (beyond a passing mention) regarding cultural differences in leadership approaches. The lack of understanding when I asked about how to adjust these skills to neuro-diversity, in both admin staff and those we work with, was also somewhat shocking.There was also a lot of emphasis on "forgive and forget" or "just move on" that felt very dismissive of very real workplace traumas that occur. When I asked, it was dismissed as "this is a discussion of business, not trauma." Not everyone has the luxury of working in a trauma-free environment, and dismissing trauma as wholly separate from work environments is very upsetting.There was definitely some useful information about Emotional Intelligence, but it didn't feel like it went beyond binary gender stereotypes. The discussion of Influence also felt like it could have been expanded to fill some of the time that was taken up with stereotypes instead; I would like to have heard more about ways to develop skills, particularly in workplaces that are less than ideal, that can expand an admin's influence beyond their typical sphere and perhaps lead to other work. The two pieces of advice, of moving yourself out of BCC on important emails and attending meetings with higher-level staff if you can, were interesting, and I would have liked to hear more.

Stephanie F.
May 13, 2021
5 / 5
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5.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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no comment

Karen L.
May 13, 2021
5 / 5
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5.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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Great webinar!!

Allyson T.
May 13, 2021
4.5 / 5
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4.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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no comment

Sandi Z.
May 13, 2021
4 / 5
Satisfaction Rating:
5.0 Stars
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3.0 Stars
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Unfortunately I thought this webinar would have had a lot more "meat" to it. I felt the materials were basic and fundamental, maybe meant for someone more green in an administrative role. Would have loved to see different material that challenged the topic of leadership in an administrative role and gave new ideas to someone more senior and with more experience.

Lina A.
May 13, 2021
4 / 5
Satisfaction Rating:
4.0 Stars
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4.0 Stars
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Are we going to receive a rocorded video?

Susan M.
May 13, 2021
5 / 5
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5.0 Stars
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5.0 Stars
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Good information, well-presented! Kept my attention throughout.
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